Pelayaran Abdullah ke Mekah
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list of rhyme words

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This text was kindly provided by Amin Sweeney
The MCP text
Based on:
Amin Sweeney, Karya Lengkap Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi, Jilid 2, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, forthcoming.
Location references:
to the pages of the underlying manuscript (1-24).
Statistics:
6921 words, including 6 verses
Underlying manuscript
MS W215, Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, Jakarta.
Date:
of the manuscript:  undated,   ±1860
of the text:  1270 AH / 1854 AD
Provenance:
of the manuscript:  probably Singapore
of the text:  Singapore
 
Editorial notes and bibliography
As expected, Sweeney provides a fine diplomatic edition.
His critical notes include a meticulous listing of variant readings comparing the Jakarta manuscript, the Singapore lithograph, and the Leiden manuscript.
References:
  • Pelayaran `Abdullah, Koleksi van de Wall 214, Perpustakaan Nasional Republic Indonesia. [manuscript]
  • Kissah Pelayaran `Abdullah ke Mekah, Klinkert 63, Leiden University Library. [manuscript]
  • "Pelayaran Abdullah [ke Mekah]", dalam Cermin Mata, vol. 1 (2), vol. 1 (3), vol. 2 (4), Singapura: Bukit Zion, 1858-59. [lithograph]
  • Klinkert H. A. [sic = 'C'] (penerjemah) 1867. "Verhaal eener Pelgrimsreis van Singapoera naar Mekah, door Abdoellah bin Abdil Kadir Moensji, gedaan in het Jaar 1854." Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië 3e volgr. II: 384-410.
  • Kassim Ahmad (ed.), Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1964
 
Preparation
Added:  April 2006
A pre-publication digital text was provided by Amin Sweeney.